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applegrove

(123,146 posts)
2. Like in scissor paper rock of elections dopamine
Sat Nov 16, 2024, 10:46 PM
Nov 16

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crushes oxytocin. The hug hormone is literally annihilated by dopamine. We need to find something oxytocin crushes that will then crushes dopamine.

People are addicted to the dopamine hits they get from socializing (likes) or gaming online or betting on sports. Helping people out, that would up the oxytocin, is only a tiny percentage of what goes on online.

The internet and it's podcasts and rage leaders are like the circuses of ancient Rome.

Silent Type

(6,685 posts)
4. It's a good article. Harris still got 58% of the 18-29 vote. Surprising and sad, but hardly suspect.
Sat Nov 16, 2024, 11:02 PM
Nov 16

“3. Trump did better with young women than he did in 2020

“The Trump campaign leaned into targeting young men, as the former president publicly palled around with male YouTubers and podcasters, such as Joe Rogan, who make little space for women. This effort paid off: exit polling indicates that there was a canyon-wide 16-point gender gap between young men and women, which is an increase from 2020.

While women between the ages of 18 and 29 preferred Harris 58% to 40%, their male peers chose Trump 56% to 42%. However, compared to his last run, Trump did better with both young men (41% of them voted for him four years ago) and young women (33% in 2020).

dgauss

(1,081 posts)
5. Things only don't make sense when people don't take into account the propaganda.
Sat Nov 16, 2024, 11:10 PM
Nov 16

It's been going on for more than 30 years. Tens of millions of people listening to right wing radio hour after hour. Fox News, created by Roger Ailes, a political ghoul. The tools that social media and AI enabled for even more precise propaganda.

Consider all that and what's happening does make sense. That's what needs to be confronted realistically and needs to be defeated if we want to live in a world where things actually make sense.

Doodley

(10,402 posts)
6. They get their news from social media, viral videos, and memes. They have no idea about the issues, but know inflation
Sat Nov 16, 2024, 11:23 PM
Nov 16

has been high under Biden and Trump will fix everything.

MrWowWow

(401 posts)
7. Many Women Live Through and Want to be Malaria
Sun Nov 17, 2024, 12:07 AM
Sunday

They identify with her. They also seem to love tramp's tiny, stinky dollhands.

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